The City of Savannah recenrly raised the largest flag in the City at the new Veterans Memorial Park. More than 100 people gathered for the flag raising ceremony at the park located at the end of the Truman Parkway along Abercorn Street. The 50 x 30 foot flag and the 100 foot tall flag pole serve as a centerpiece for … Continue reading “City Raises Largest American Flag In Savannah”

Leona Lang, Essie Williams and Jestine Winford, known as the Elders of Frogtown were honored at the Annual Frogtown Reunion held last Saturday at the Ralph Mark Gilbert Museum Annex. The evening began with the “Calling of the Ancestors” lead by historian Vaughnette Goode-Walker and storyteller Pat Gunn. Calling the Ancestors by name is a ceremony to pay homage to … Continue reading “Frogtown Reunion Held”

Savannah recently lost two community leaders, Ernestine Jones and Jimmy Deloach. Ernestine J. Jones – an educator and community activist – was born in Savannah, GA, on December 21, 1933. She was the fourth and last child God presented to William Ernest, Sr., and Rebecca Singleton Jenkins. She graduated in 1952 from Woodville High School (now Woodville – Tompkins Career … Continue reading “Coastal Region Mourns The Loss of Community Leaders”

After Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s retirement, Democrats and Republicans waited anxiously to find out who would be Trump’s presidential nominee for the vacant Supreme Court slot. On Monday, July 9, 2018, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh was announced as the nominee to be considered by the Senate. Kavanaugh is currently serving as a judge of the US Court of Appeals for … Continue reading “Brett Kavanaugh: Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee”